Karpuravalli rasam | ajwain leaves | doddapatre rasam| omavalli-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 5 to 10 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Rasam, Side dish, Soup | Take with : Rice

Karpooravalli/ indian borage leaves / Ajwain leaves is aromatic, fleshy & medicinal herb widely used in india. It is easy to make and best remedy for reduce cold, cough or sore throat. Only use 3 to 4 leaves. Dont use too much. In this rasam, you can add rasam powder instead of grinding pepper & cumin. I didn't use dry red chilli & tamarind, but you can use. For any rasam/charu/soup...Tomato, pepper, cumin & coriander is main ingredient. You can add additional ingredient like fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli, roasted coconut or toor dal.

Ingredients

• Ajwain leaves[doddapatre, karpooravalli]–4
• Tomato –2
• Garlic – 3 cloves [mashed]
• Dry red chilli – ½
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Asafetida a pinch
• Coriander seeds- 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns - 5
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• In a bowl add tomato & water boil for 5 min, let it cool, squeeze and extract juice.
• Wash ajwain leaves 2 to 3 times
• In a mixer jar add ajwain leaves, pepper, cumin, & sea salt coarsely grind with water.
• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds.
• Once it’s spluttered then add garlic sauté.
• Then add asafoetida, and curry leaves.
• Add tomato water mix well.
• Add ajwain leave mixture, salt, turmeric powder mix well & let it boil for 3 min.
• Add coriander leaves serve hot with rice.

How to make karpooravalli rasam- Step by step photos[Simple, Easy]

Karpooravalli ilai

Boil 2 tomatoes for 5 min, let it cool

In a mixie jar, add ajwain leaves

peppercorns & cumin seeds

Add pepper and cumin

Add salt

Coarsely grind

Squeeze tomato & extract juice

Now its ready, keep it aside

Heat 1 tbsp oil, mustard seeds, let it splutter

Add asafoetida

Add curry leaves, garlic, saute

Strain tomato juice without lumps & seeds

Boil

Add ground ajwain leaves mixture

Add turmeric powder

Add salt

Boil till bubbles appears

Cut off heat, add coriander leaves

karpooravalli rasam ready, serve hot with rice

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